У кожній мові з'явилися свої скорочення для зменшення кількості символів в повідомленні, а відповідно і часу написання. Ось список  абревіатур, що часто зустрічаються в повідомленнях

   англійською мовою

@ - at

and – any day now
afaik – as far as I know
atb – all the best

b – be
b4 – before
b4n – bye for now
bbl – be back late(r)
bcnu – be seeing you
bff – best friend forever
bfn – bye for now
brb – be right back
btw – by the way

c – see
cu – see you
cul8r – see you later

f2f – face to face
f2t – free to talk
fwd – forward
fwiw – for what it’s worth
fyi – for your information

gal – get a life
gr8 – great

h8 – hate
hand – have a nice day
hth – hope this helps

ic – I see
iluvu, ilu – I love you
imho – in my humble opinion
imo – in my opinion
iow – in other words

jic – just in case
jk – just kidding

kit – keep in touch
kwim – know what I mean?

l8 – late
l8r – later
lol – lots of love; lots of luck; laughing out loud

mob – mobile
msg – message
myob – mind your own business

ne – any
ne1 – anyone
no1 – no one

oic – oh, I see
otoh – on the other hand

pcm – please call me
pls – please

r – are
rofl – rolling on the floor laughing
ru – are you
ruok – are you OK?

sit – stay in touch
som1 – someone
spk – speak

thkq – thank you
thx – thanks
ttyl – talk to you later
tx – thanks

u – you
ur – you are

w/ - with
w/o – without
wan2 – want to
wan2tlk – want to talk?
werv u bin – where have you been?
wknd – weekend
wot – what
wu – what’s up?

x – kiss
xlnt – excellent
xoxoxo – hugs and kisses

yr – your; you’re